awesome-astronomy-tools
github.com/ottostruve/awesome-astronomy-tools ↗A collection of awesome tools, resources and shiny toys for astronomy research
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Git and GitHub
- A successful git branching model
- GitHub Guides
- Git prompt
Get the status and branch name of the git repository inside your prompt. (stefano)
- git - the simple guide
Really good instructions on how to use git. (Kyle)
Web
- Atomic Line List
Database of atomic and ionic spectral lines by Peter van Hoof (Kyle)
- Emscripten
Converts C/C++/Fortran code into JavaScript, so that the code can run hosted in the browser. (stefano)
- Wakari
Host iPython notebooks on the Web. (stefano)
Programming
- Coyote IDL Library
IDL as it should work, especially with regard to plotting. Lots of capabilities (Natalie)
- Homegrown IDL Routines by John Johnson
Another page of useful IDL procedures (jeff)
- IPython
- Markwardt IDL Library
Some useful IDL procedures that are publicly available (jeff)
- Python Cookbook
- Search PyPI for 'astronomy'
Plotting
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